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Setting the hard disk drive jumpers, Where to go next – Epson Endeavor 468C User Manual

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Setting the Hard Disk Drive Jumpers

Most hard disk drives have jumpers that must be set for the

drive to work properly with the computer. The jumpers tell the

computer whether you are using one hard disk drive or two. If

you purchased your computer with a hard disk drive already

installed, these jumpers have been set correctly for your system.

If you install a hard disk drive in your computer, be sure to

check the drive’s jumper settings before you install it. See the

documentation that came with your drive for the proper

settings, then follow the instuctions below.

If you install a second hard disk drive, you must set the

jumpers on both drives to indicate which drive is the

master

(primary) drive and which is the

slave

(secondary) drive. A

master drive is the drive on which you’ll install the operating

system that the computer loads into its memory each time you

turn it on. You can run application programs and store data on

both the master and slave drive, but the operating system must

be on the master drive.

Where to Go Next

To install a hard disk drive in the vertical drive bay, see the

next section. To install a hard disk drive in the lower horizontal

drive bay, see “Installing a Drive in a Horizontal Bay” on

page 5-16.

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Installing and Removing Drives